New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-21
THE AN1ESALOON CRUSADE.
RAPID PROGRESS IN THE STATE.

sIeefing General Conway. the organizer OF the ANU
Saloon Temperance Republican League In TINS STATE
TRIBUNE reporter made inquiries as to the growth
OF the organization OF which he now the secretary and
received the following answer:
our league most interesting history We really Il,
smpersncs Reputlcsns Tor genuine temperance in
l655 The ubenstoi al campaign we hsd commit a.
ssairasn We sent nearly quarter OF million dOcn
on hs Of Eepu@ ans VINO ae:Ious q dong anything
wheh notang but annex tohe DEMOCRATIC party
INC letters which retnrned from OF Kepue
such what doing and such desire for
n s7ns the Writers with
to @ matte q S9 aS nd alarm that there
difcay reaching the conclusion that counter
p%SosH Pa .
mater S% e. ~ @
Ton While his subject SIN under discussion Albert
soInU%i al snsr pTieS Soesd might be made
S e. SSIS with tn baI few eve and
vi. G s ssns sp aH} Judge q and lew Others
FINANCIALLY yield ,e suggestion that we shOna here
and at o hIsw myself d H 1sS the
Is ,s cSS @ s That
ecnventos was hid ana psldsns the want Of local
70 ASST II Nth 'sgaGs I've SS's os Of n sac
progressive Republicans manifested and some o'her draw
The action Of the snios awakened such interest
% r. @ dsy S s sr
of the orgnizton eaie by hundreds ano thousands un
another SItte onoN'
so asse%Gc at corsad november 50 follow
bitterly cold and there NV wo. si Isl
Many return home At the cCsS q tue 5 days ss s
bitterly cold and sn so s os sf we Ts Se
transaction routine business A@Seg he visitors
ASs CT D ~ Of aS A ds s Of
senator Blair and Mrs J. Ellen Foster we're Elm, the
Of be rqasaa,on caused some Confusion
convention. that
not until that did the work of the
ton entirely beyond Go1Gt From he time o. the
about ten additions to membership 49,.
In ns anoes every Republican voter ~ village mas
we have bundled to thousand or more mem
have some, the whole thing has oeen surprise to me
goes MUCH beyond mere an'agonisn to TIE sEon Nine
pron6irory anne nden local option and high or high H.
sHns1 IA a nature # nSs o1s bat all eere he Whole
ID ecti,n lat not in such way aS to help the
In answer 20 q iries about future plans c,nera Con-
Ne are straight ahead Our state Committee is
enlisted vigorous work We have no deaahesds ON the
committee worn out political hacks 10 doubtful or Mug
9evCtOn to tee Republican 2 4a vr 70 'he fst
full practice. Tie iesd OF the organization is e1
}9dss S0aa RAy s a Mos whose s g
pahies always been Republican. the
s conc G and Of state Just as fast o and T.
accomplish THIS end am myself going to IaTe the field at
irgsurt 10 atlsged differences wth tue National
Antsaloon, General . conway said: o,.,. ,oor,
part 2, that .4ss IT. Itsa enS az eSri wSs
with which ans gao to say has compile tey broken dow
business and state oraanzaon IS entirely occupied with
field each Organization disposed TO do what 1t can TO
help the other.
General Conway receives many Interesting letters. The
following extracts are taken from his files;
The Rev westcr Of the Bibl cal Institute az stanford
veI earnestly u favor vi the Temperance Republican
M ' ,. z. ;s":,ssS:
strength IS In The Repoboen party have no doubt that
Il 6o 2 an in
The Ihi,d party The votes on the Question OF pohioon
EReas SD Ono and Maine show onv %essre part
sesenth 70 etweItea and this small makes
than against the saloons such methods have element OF
Henry Parsons OF RyeI desire express my hearty sym
patty with your movement ans 70 check one Of the
weapon and defence political opponents
nre have ceased when So far orse IT'S ortrsSt as to
hesitate 10 take DOS e stand AGAINST any moral social
Gilbert Marley St Plafndeater.
tHai n viii rav eest lie e1a5ncan party by brinrine
ness OF thns u Selol ~ ara prove powerful means ior The
y Hastings Grant Of Plermont- am in hearty sympathy
temperance aud this for two First the inestmabe
OF the movement itself to throttle
liquor selling and and second my graf
the Republican party be
seog ITS face n TO carry 10 successful issue this vital
the bes, interests OF the race.
Clinton IL Miner .; This interests much
ont od s %qs s Two hs s a s
Repabcans OF onr tow are ready TO Join your
Dr. + sehoonWsk,r Aaeees Corers,i believe that TIE
party that has done so much for this country and
thus desire my name enrolled among tie OF the
Temperance Republican League
Edwin A. StudwelL Tarrytown.-The Third Party Pro
hibitioni temperance
Democrats
attainpower party people allies
friends Republican party In the
only party thing efectu
ally down the saloons am in hearty sympathy with the
Temperance Republic and with the plan OF
work which has adopted enrol my name
The PresDg terian Church at
New am fully persuaded that you
plan sting great evil
by terian papers United states favor it,
Temperance Republican platform and In two days have
hundre Of sgners toit Ii Will take ike Wild fire. believe